Courtesy of our friends at Rialto, we have five in-season double passes to giveaway to IO CAPITANO (ME CAPTAIN). The film tells the adventurous journey of two young men, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe. A contemporary Odyssey through the pitfalls of the desert, the horrors of detention centres in Libya and the dangers of the sea. 

The film – which opens in Brisbane on March 28 – is directed by Matteo Garrone, from a screenplay written by Garrone with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.^[3]

The film, an international co-production between Italy, Belgium and France, is based on an original idea by Garrone, inspired by actual stories of migrants’ African routes to Europe. Filming took place in Senegal, Morocco and Italy.

Io capitano competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion for Matteo Garrone’s direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Seydou Sarr’s performance.^[4] It was released in Italy on 7 September 2023. Io Capitano received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, and Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

To be in the running to win one of the five packs first – follow ‘timeoff’ on instagram at “timeoffmagazine” then send an email to with “IO CAPITANO” in the subject line. Winners will be notified by return email. QLD addresses only. One entry per person. No entries via third party sites. Please include your best postal address. QLD addresses only. Comp closes April 04, 2024.